Vicki was 23 years old when she underwent an abortion in New York state, taking advantage of the liberalized abortion law. She was 20 weeks pregnant.
The doctor decided to use the saline abortion method, which involved injecting a strong salt solution into the amniotic fluid. The fetus would swallow and inhale the fluid, which caused massive internal bleeding. The fetus would die, triggering labor.
Saline was injected into Vicki's uterus to begin the abortion. The next day, she began to show signs of infection. She expelled her dead fetus but her condition did not improve. On August 17, 1971, she died of sepsis.
Some of the other women who died because of New York abortionists' careless enthusiasm for saline abortions during the pre-Roe period include:
Pearl Schwier, July, 1970, cardiac arrest during abortion
Carmen Rodriguez, July, 1970, salt solution intended to kill the fetus accidentally injected into her bloodstream
Barbara Riley, July, 1970, sickle-cell crisis triggered by abortion recommended by doctor due to her sickle cell disease
"Amanda" Roe, September, 1970, sent back to her home in Indiana with an untreated hole poked in her uterus
Maria Ortega, October, 1970, fetus shoved through her uterus into her pelvic cavity then left there
"Kimberly" Roe, December, 1970, cardiac arrest during abortion
LDI Sources: "Maternal Mortality Associated With Legal Abortion in New York State: Jul. 1, 1970 ? Jun. 30, 1972,ñ Berger, Tietze, Pakter, Katz, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 43:3, March 1974, 323.
"Vicki" is one of the women Life Dynamics identifies on their "Blackmun Wall" as having been killed by a safe and legal abortion.
Vicki was 23 years old when she underwent an abortion in New York state, taking advantage of the liberalized abortion law. She was 20 weeks pregnant.
The doctor decided to use the saline abortion method, which involved injecting a strong salt solution into the amniotic fluid. The fetus would swallow and inhale the fluid, which caused massive internal bleeding. The fetus would die, triggering labor.
Saline was injected into Vicki's uterus to begin the abortion. The next day, she began to show signs of infection. She expelled her dead fetus but her condition did not improve. On August 17, 1971, she died of sepsis.
Some of the other women who died because of New York abortionists' careless enthusiasm for saline abortions during the pre-Roe period include:
LDI Sources: "Maternal Mortality Associated With Legal Abortion in New York State: Jul. 1, 1970 ? Jun. 30, 1972,ñ Berger, Tietze, Pakter, Katz, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 43:3, March 1974, 323.